Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Ghana
Ghana: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female was 1.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Ghana, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Ghana stood at 1.6%.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Ghana peaked at 7.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2016.
Ghana ranks 83rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.6% | — |
| 1973 | 3.4% | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | -17.8% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | -11.8% |
| 1976 | 2.3% | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 2.3% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | +61.1% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +45.3% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +41.8% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -41.0% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -35.2% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -22.8% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 3.5% | 7.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 80 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.1% compare
- 81 Pakistan 1.9% compare
- 82 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.6% compare
- 84 Saint Lucia 1.6% compare
- 85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.6% compare
- 86 Germany 1.5% compare
More education data for Ghana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,414 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 949,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 913,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1448 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Ghana?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Ghana was 1.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2016.
- How does Ghana rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female?
- Ghana ranks 83rd out of 174 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.